A cross-party bill seeks to amend articles of the French Civil Code to challenge the notion that married couples are required to have regular sexual relations. The legislation is primarily educational, intended to bring the issue of marital rape into public debate.

A cross-party bill seeks to amend articles of the French Civil Code to challenge the notion that married couples are required to have regular sexual relations. The legislation is…

The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called "conjugal rights" – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex.